The City of Pensacola has some of the highest-performing elementary schools in the Escambia County School District. However, the one middle school inside the city limits that serves those children is near…
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State targets TikTok, adult performances, names at schools
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Department of Education on Tuesday released a series of proposed rules that would outline restrictions on “adult live performances” at…
Trust email: Gives hope for CRC; Commissioner May, Mayor Reeves react [podcasts]
From Escambia Children’s Trust Executive Director Tammy Greer sent after this email the grants meeting: Good afternoon. First, thank you to Shawn, Deana, and Chandra for being at our Program Committee meeting…
Daily Outtakes: CRC rejected
The proposed Children’s Resource Center (CRC) didn’t win approval of the Escambia Children’s Trust Grant Committee yesterday. In June, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced his intention to seek funds from the Trust to…
Daily Outtakes: Now We Know
Fake Battles On Tuesday, the Escambia County School Board approved an emergency rule empowering Interim School Superintendent Keith Leonard to remove from the schools any book challenged for its sexual content. The…
UWF Masters in ‘Money Ball’
Beginning in Fall 2023, the University of West Florida will offer a new Master of Science in Administration with a specialization in sport administration. The graduate program will be offered fully online….
$170K for Larry Butler scholarship fund
The University of West Florida celebrated a $170,000 donation to UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Scholarship Fund on Monday, June 12, at Flora-Bama in…
Steenblik named president-elect of Florida American Choral Directors
Dr. Peter Steenblik, director of choral activities at UWF, has been named president-elect of Florida American Choral Directors Association. Why this matters: Dr. Steenbilk is artistic director of the Choral Society of…
Virtual School troubles
Florida Virtual School has put a pause on hiring and is taking other cautious financial measures amid a drop in full-time students completing courses over the past year. The report showed that…
Job fair for Warrington Preparatory Academy
Warrington Middle is now Warrington Preparatory Academy. The new operator, Charter Schools USA, will hold a job fair on Thursday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Residence Inn by…
Mediocre teacher wants to change Santa Rosa schools
Northview High teacher Vicky Baggett, who chairs the school’s Language Arts Department, has taken her book-banning message to Santa Rosa County. She told the Santa Rosa County Commission: “As a 32-year veteran…
Fred Waters Clinic returns
The Fred Waters Youth Baseball Clinic returns on Saturday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to noon at Blue Wahoos Stadium. Read more. The Fred Waters event is open to all youths ages…